Thats a great point, p182. The logic for these taxes is always murky and often contradictory. Like most policy things claiming to be environmentally driven, it's really just a tax grab.But the UK is really proving to be a hellscape of cost of late. Domestic trains are massively expensive. Airfare...

Sunpriced Virgin hasn't linked up with them yet. Does something in their agreement with Qatar prevent that?

So what this tells me is that there's no real value as a regular, almost weekly flyer (but on the work account so lowest fares) as I'll never make Platinum. The "rewards" appear to be equal to or even worse than Virgin (eg Virgin Platinum lounge guests don't need to be flying on Virgin that day)....

Excellent and about time! The existing terminal is a zoo and well below par.Etihads 787, 350 and 380 business product is superb (the 777 J is not, sadly) and it should have a terminal worthy of its in-flight offering. Can't wait to try it out.

This is all so completely unnecessary and doesn't stand to logic except that it will become another revenue generating opportunity that grows and grows in cost, as the US "waiver" and New Zealand's shameful tourism tax has become. The whole point of visa free travel is to simplify, bypass and red...